Who was the personality of the year chosen by Time magazine | the Chronicle

The President-elect of the United States, Joe biden, and its vice-president Kamala harris they have been designated Time magazine’s “Personalities of the Year”, as reported in recent hours by the publication itself on its social networks.

The 78-year-old Democrat will take office as the 46th President of the United States on January 20, and Harris, 56, is his country’s first female vice-president.

The two leaders were selected from three other finalists: the outgoing president Donald trump, the movement against racial inequalities that grew after the death of the African American George floyd in May, and the doctor Anthony Fauci, first advisor to the White House in the fight against coronavirus, which was tarnished with healthcare workers most exposed to the virus.

Biden and Harris both appear on the cover of the magazine with the caption: “Changing American History”.

“Together, they offer both renovation and restoration” and “America has bought your proposal”, From time to time.

Biden defeated Trump in the November 3 election, although the Republican president refuses to admit defeat and denounces a fraud of which there is no evidence according to justice.

The Time magazine award, awarded annually since 1927, recognizes the person or people who have most impacted the news scene, for better or for worse, during the year, the agency said. AFP press.

Time also named the basketball player James lebron as “Athlete of the Year” for his accomplishments on and off the court, while the K-Pop sensation, BTS, was named “Artist of the Year”.

The teenager and climate change activist Greta Thunberg was the ‘Personality of the Year’ in 2019, while Trump was in 2016.